Hanger



1. R. HELDEN.

HANGER.

` APPLICATION FILED DEC. 30. 1921. 1,433,616.. mama oet. 3L, 11922.

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i is sw ist e Jenn n. HELDEN, or NORTH manine-HAM, ernennen, `assis-noieor erin-rient* iro MUSE n. ententes, er iinfrsvrimn, ALABAMA.

HANGER.

Application led December 30, 1921. Serial No. 525,948.

To all eil/omet may conce/Mi: f

Be it known that l, JOHN lli. HELDEN, a citizen ot the United States,and resident of North Birmingham, in the county o t Jefferson and Patateot" Alabama, have invented. certain new and useful .improvements inHangers. ot which the 'following` is a specification.

'lhis invention relates to hangers especially adapted ior supportinglarticles inelerated positions.

An important object o1 this invention is to provide a hanger havingnovel means i'or supporting articles in elevated positions and having`novel means whereby the holding means may be released when desired topermit the article to be lowered. i

A further object is to provide a hanger which is simple to operate, ofhighly sim plitied construction and durable in use.

Other objects and advantages of the invention. will be apparent duringthe course of the following description. i

.ln the accompanying drawing` forming.,r a part ot this application andin which like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughoutthe same. y. Figure 1 is a vertical sectional. view through the improvedh anger, the vie-w illustrating the holdingmeans in operation.

4Figure 2 is a front elevation ot the body or 'traine of the hffnigei'.s

lilignre 3 is a vertical sectional view through the hanger illustratinglthe holdiiui,` means in. their inactive positions.

Figure 4l is a vertical transverse sectional view non line a-el ofFigure 1.

"in the drawing wherein tor the purpose ci illustration is shown apreferred embodinient oi" the invention the numeral 5 generallydesignates a bodywhich consists or a `pair or' spaced apertured ears 6having a shaft 7 to which a pulley 8 is connected, the said pulley beingprovided with the usual groove to receive a cable 9 or other flexible`The improved hanger may be supelement. ported at a point considerablyabove the 'floor or in any othen elevated position by means or' anattaching ear 10 which is apen tured for the reception of a suitablehook.

An article supporting hook 12 is provided with a shank 13 slidablethrough the depending tubular body 14, of the body and the said shank`is provided with a threaded terminal portion connected to a cylindricalhead 16 to which the terminal cable is connected.

Ti/Vhen an object to be elevated is connected to the hoolr 12 the rope`or flexible element 9 is pulled thereby elevating` the object and asthe head .16 inoves past a pair of locking pawls 18 the lower end otthehead is enraged with the shoulders 20 formed on the upper portionsoiC the pawls. The pawls which are supported by leal' springs 22 restupon the lower ends ot openings 23 in opposite sides oi' thetubularmember 14 so that when the weightof the object is transmitted tothe pawls 1S the leat springs 22 are not subjected to any strain. ,lt isthus seen that the downward thrust is transmitted from the portion ofthe head 16 through the pawls 1S to the tubular the pawls and engagingthe beveled upper f ends 27 ot" the oienings 2?) in the tubular member.

llllhen itis desired to release the hook for the purpose olowering theobject it is merely necessary to pull downwardly on the ilexible element9 so that a spreader sleeve 30 slidably mounted on the shank 3 will moveupwardly and thereby position the pawls 18 as illustrated in l? 3. Thespreader sleeve 30 is conlined between an annular rib 33 and the lowerend ot the head 16 and when the cable 9 is subsequently released thespreader sleeve 30 remains in contact with the pawls 18 at a pointspaced trom the upper ends of the same so that the head 16 may move downwardly between the pawls. @t course when the heads 1 6 nieves beneath'the pawls 18 the object may be lowered to the desired point.illustrated in Figure 1 the opposed sides or' the pawls are inclined'asindicated at 3S so that the rounded upper end of the spreader sleeve 30mayreadily move the pawls outwardly. L

ln operation a stop' flange 39 formed adliacent the lower portion of theshank 13 contacts with the flared lower end oli the tubular member andthereby* limits the upward movement oi the hook so that the spreadersleeve 30 is prevented 'from moving beyond the upper ends of the pawls.

ln carrying out the intention the pulley 8 may be dispensed with and adouble 'sheave employed in lieu thereof when it is desired to l i iftwei `ehty objects.

ljlavint? claim is i l. An automatic hanger comprising a tubular bodyhaving longitudinal openings, a load Supporting shank movable 'throughsaid body-and having a head, elongated paivls ar ranged'in said openingsand adapted for en-1 gagement by seid head7 the lower ends of Saidpayvls being engaged with the lower .end Walls of said openings wherebythe entire' load on said` head 1S transmitted throughv the pawls tolsaid body.

l The construction set forthfin ola-iin l,

andsprmgs connected to said body and Sup-H 0` thus describedflieinvention what y 1,4.-eae1ev JOHN R. HELDEN.

